China ‘Strongly’ Opposes Bolton’s Meeting With Taiwanese Security Chief

China strongly opposes any official meetings between the United States and Taiwan, including the recent talks between US National Security Adviser John Bolton and Taiwan’s national security chief David Lee, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

“The ‘one China’ principle remains a political foundation of the US-China relationship. We strongly oppose any official contacts between the United States and Taiwan,” ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a press briefing.

 The diplomat called on Washington to respect the so-called one China principle as well as the three joint US-China communiques, signed in 1970s and 1980s and defining the relationship between the two nations.